Houston Rockets 124, Denver Nuggets 134 — Recap

November 29, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 124, Denver Nuggets 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 26-41 DEN; Q2 HOU 33-35 DEN; Q3 HOU 38-32 DEN; Q4 HOU 27-26 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

32 PTS, 10 REB, 15 AST, 1 3PM · 12-19 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 7 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

26 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 5 3PM · 8-12 FG

Season highs

Michael Porter Jr. · Season-high 30 pointsJalen Green · Season-high 9 assistsMichael Porter Jr. · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	26	33	38	27		124
DEN	41	35	32	26		134

🧮 How They Scored

HOUDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.9%Effective FG%60.8%

8.3%Turnover %3.4%

20.7%Offensive rebound %32.4%

0.237Free-throw rate0.324

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Holiday G	35	9	3	5	—	—	—	4-10	0-5	1-1	-16
Jalen Green G	34	26	6	9	—	1	2	8-12	5-8	5-6	-11
Jabari Smith Jr. F	32	15	7	2	—	1	—	6-14	2-7	1-2	-22
Alperen Sengun F-C	28	22	7	4	1	—	1	10-18	2-6	—	-19
Dillon Brooks G-F	23	11	1	2	—	—	4	4-7	1-4	2-3	-22
Jeff Green F	22	12	2	2	1	1	—	4-6	2-3	2-3	+4
Tari Eason F	17	4	2	—	—	2	—	2-5	0-1	—	+8
Jock Landale C	14	6	1	—	1	—	1	2-4	0-1	2-2	+4
Cam Whitmore F	6	8	2	—	—	—	—	3-4	1-2	1-2	+6

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	34	30	10	5	1	—	—	11-17	7-12	1-3	+26
Nikola Jokic C	33	32	10	15	1	—	—	12-19	1-2	7-8	+29
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	32	10	1	2	—	—	—	4-6	2-3	—	+21
Jamal Murray G	22	16	6	6	—	—	—	4-14	3-8	5-5	+14
Christian Braun G	19	11	3	1	—	—	2	4-7	1-2	2-2	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	18	7	3	—	—	1	—	2-4	—	3-4	-17
Julian Strawther G	13	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-4	0-2	—	-2
DeAndre Jordan C	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	0-2	-11
Collin Gillespie G	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	-9
Jalen Pickett G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-9
Hunter Tyson F	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	34	26	88.8	23.6	-16.9	19.2
Alperen Sengun	Bench	28	22	61.1	32.2	-34.5	12.6
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	32	15	50.4	21.1	-41.6	6.8
Jeff Green	Bench	22	12	82.0	12.7	+3.1	14.1
Dillon Brooks	Bench	23	11	66.1	23.1	-58.2	1.1
Aaron Holiday	Bench	35	9	43.1	13.0	-30.5	4.9
Cam Whitmore	Bench	6	8	82.0	41.7	+62.9	28.6
Jock Landale	Bench	14	6	61.5	20.0	+22.7	4.8
Tari Eason	Bench	17	4	40.0	12.2	+19.1	4.3

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	33	32	71.0	30.3	+45.4	24.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	34	30	81.9	22.5	+43.2	18.9
Jamal Murray	Bench	22	16	49.4	28.6	+29.7	13.7
Christian Braun	Bench	19	11	69.8	19.6	0.0	9.6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	32	10	83.3	8.6	+38.4	6.2
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	18	7	60.8	12.5	-43.6	6.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	6	2	53.2	13.3	-109.1	1.5
Peyton Watson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	3	—	0.0	28.6	-157.1	-14.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	3	—	0.0	14.3	-157.1	-7.4
Julian Strawther	Bench	13	—	0.0	10.3	-16.3	-5.1
Hunter Tyson	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-157.1	-7.4